29 CFR § 1405.1 - Purpose.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t29/s1405.1"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "29 CFR § 1405.1 - Purpose."
title_number: 29
title_name: "Labor"
section_number: "1405.1"
section_name: "Purpose."
chapter_name: "FEDERAL MEDIATION AND CONCILIATION SERVICE"
part_number: "1405"
part_name: "PART-TIME EMPLOYMENT"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "Pub. L. 95-437, Federal Employees Part-time Career Employment Act of 1978."
regulatory_source: "47 FR 15779, Apr. 13, 1982, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "1405"
---


# 1405.1 Purpose.

These regulations implement Public Law 95-437, the Federal Employees Part-time Career Employment Act of 1978, by establishing a continuing program in the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service (FMCS) to provide career part-time employment opportunities.